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Government budget and revenue in Viersen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures

At €1,468 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Viersen ranked 192nd highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). In 2019 the figure was €1,260.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,468
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,066
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€701
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,778
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€183
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
214.6
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Viersen?

At €1,066 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Viersen ranked 190th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). It was €923 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much business tax does Viersen collect?

At €701 in 2023, the business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Viersen ranked 184th highest of 400 German districts (district median €669). That is up from €563 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much debt does Viersen have?

In 2023, Viersen recorded a municipal debt per resident of €1,778, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 126th highest of 400 districts. That is up from €1,142 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Does Viersen have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Viersen was €183 in 2023, 114th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. That is up from €70 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many people work for the council in Viersen?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Viersen was 214.6 in 2023, 60th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. In 2019 the figure was 194.9.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How Viersen compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Viersen ranks 192 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
189Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,469
190Minden-Lübbecke€1,469
191Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis€1,469
192Viersen€1,468
193Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm€1,467
194Dithmarschen€1,463
195Kulmbach€1,460
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Viersen ranks 211 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
208Cloppenburg€1,070
209Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,067
210Haßberge€1,067
211Viersen€1,066
212Oberhavel€1,064
213Lichtenfels€1,064
214Warendorf€1,062
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Viersen ranks 126 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
123Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,811
124Neuwied€1,793
125Südwestpfalz€1,782
126Viersen€1,778
127Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,768
128Siegen-Wittgenstein€1,761
129Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,757
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Viersen ranks 114 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
111Hildburghausen€193
112Pinneberg€190
113Schaumburg€187
114Viersen€183
115Ravensburg€183
116Lichtenfels€182
117Sonneberg€179
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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